I'm not sure if this would count as speculative (or trivial), but I think Valve decided to only push this update when the month changed to May since Rick's surname is "May". Thoughts on this?
Topic on Talk:Tribute to Rick May
I can see why they'd do that. I could also see them adding every statue back to the maps yearly for the month of may. Perhaps, though, they might just add them back on his death date every year.
It's pretty much a pun, as Mayday can be refer to him, an it's also to May Day (holiday) and Mayday (emergency) 
Rikka Takanashi (talk) • (contributions) 00:15, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for mentioning this. I think many of us realize that, and think the same thoughts you have. However, I got the feeling that it trivializes the obvious gesture to actually mention it in the page. For English speakers, this particular element of the Valve Tribute is obvious from the in-game announcement and present text of the wiki article. But, some non-English pages might want to mention how this is part of the Tribute. However, recent experience with helping translators leads me to try to figure out how to let people of other languages and cultures know about such aspects without stating the obvious in the English page.
Suggestions?
Also, there's also the fact that the tribute will go through the entire month of May and it'll end on the next month.
"tribute will go through the entire month" I think that is covered either proposal.
I wouldn't call it a pun /per/se/, but a special additional tribute made of the serendipitous coincidence.
The irony I noted, given /Soldier's/ persona, but not applicable to of these articles, is that May 1 is THE global Marxist Holiday.
It would fun to think about that kind of way, but if it cannot be proven besides imagination then it probably isn't worth adding.
This is essentially confirmed, as this is set to happen every year during the month of May (as far as I'm aware)
Boba: Please, a bit more on how you confirmed this. You may add me and forward it to me directly, if you want.
In the U.S. the whole month of May is a commemoration of military service and remembrance of the fallen. In 1999, Congress declared May National Military Appreciation Month. Our Memorial Day has been observed near the end of May since 1868.)
Today is the U.S. Memorial Sunday, a day observed by churches to remember all of those who have passed, usually also with some memorial to military service. Tomorrow is the U.S. Memorial Day, the culmination of U.S. National Military Appreciation Month (May) , a day specifically for decorating the graves and memorials of those who died in military combat. It is also broadly observed within the U.S. civil religion as a time to decorate the graves and memorials of any and all who have passed, usually relatives, usually with flowers, but sometimes with other personal tributes.
While there is much focus on military services, this weekend is also a religious, secular, and civilian observance.
